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Dynamat is the big name brand you may be thinking of. @Jaymanbikes please post pix/video, I'm very curious about exactly where you are seeing this coming in from.

And I continue learning new things about these cars every day, tank you @Yarb! Thank you for the link @SteveJ.

Have a look now, I've attached them differently this time. I would suspect that the tab would be there since when the body was built they likely did not do things differently for AT/MT due to cost of tooling change etc.

Here are a couple more pix showing this area with a line and slave attached.

Was that keying kit an eBay find?

For the brake lines from the master cylinder and the difference from the early style to the later one (starting in '72) I think that this thread will clear things up.

Nice! Got links to the items you purchased?

As is often the case, this information is "loosely" accurate. I have an 08/70 build that has the plastic evap tank.

OMG I wish I'd have known, I would have gone with you! I'm in the Austin area, have a truck and trailer...we could have picked up so much stuff in one trip. 😞

All this being said, there are certainly some duplicates out there! I know for a fact that some older Hondas had this same thing because my best friend and I both had Hondas of the early '80s era and our door keys were the same, ignition keys were different. This allowed us to easily prank each other from time to time. 😉

I completely agree about the codes. I was reading it correctly except that there seem to be 5 rather than 6 locations for wafers. What I did wrong was select the incorrect options on the calculator causing it to use the wrong formula. you are absolutely correct with 1024 (assuming 4 different wafers and 5 positions).

If I am reading everything correctly there are 4 unique wafers and each lock cylinder takes 6 wafers...this results in 84 possible combinations. https://www.statskingdom.com/combinations-calculator.html

Yes you can get rid of the vapor tank, here's some info on doing so: http://www.zhome.com/Racing/FuelTankVaporLineMod/FuelTankVaporMod.htm

It may be worth looking around on https://www.240zrubberparts.com/ to see if he has them. If not you may strike up a conversation to see if he is willing to create/produce them (you may have to send him one of yours as a template to work from). Just a thought. 🙂

Here's a link to the ones I've been using for many years. They last outside in Texas a couple years, though they do have the 5 year warranty and will replace it so for the price you could get two if the first one does not last at least 5 years (as is the case for me). These fit pretty good and other than just not standing up to the Texas sun for more than a couple years I've had not issues with them. https://www.ebay.com/itm/324313657809?var=513384273040&hash=item4b8299b1d1:g:8TUAAOSw4hlbdHqf&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAABAEc7YsKl%2FB4AHtIrP1FVTpSgZfIl7wNL7Slf%2BT0PgqvqgtH%2FdzVocttkdW1R2arJt6Bd8fza7ZVReZravGawoDpdm7cLnpB41%2BQPPirwrqeBslIOyV%2BPX0GeZazgK%2Fdt6gFZdMp6iFBm%2F4DdwWEsWsQN5wKZM7qZl0vMJGN3VyH635hE%2BALenRx0xJnzcX4evi8On7ht6d0jBSS6m6EpczGlr1hs%2FBxP3srsgAtUg1UW%2FY0anPf3mB7%2B0kY2xL6hdmrTL6xWFGzNAE%2FgXX1Hgwlse44wcBogw3Xi%2B%2Bzxp77bzReqBQc8tasWROLKGJ1R0w8B5c0TgoCXdsMgcu7tscs%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_rjlt71YA

I have only ever seen pix of these vinyl tops. I agree, they are not for me...and I've heard from many (not just in the Z community) that cars with these tend to have rust under the vinyl.

Easy answer, if the LEDs are that bright I may want to dim them down a little bit so as to not be too blinding while driving at night. Just wanted to make sure I have the option should I feel I need it.

Do they work with the dimmer?

That's too bad. 😞

Jaime Sommers played by Lindsay Wagner in The Bionic Woman drove a blue 280Z (black interior) in all three seasons (1976-1978).

Yes this is exactly correct. I've ordered from him and had no issues.

For what it's worth Hung has a solid reputation from everything I've read. I have had no personal dealings with him myself...yet. 😉

@conedodger gave the right hookup for reproductions, it is Hung Vu and he can be found on Facebook. Hung is in California and from what others have said produces a quality dash. For restorations you have Just Dashes and I want to say the other place was called Dashboard Restore though I'm not sure if they are still in business (and as I recall they were in Australia.

Here's what I did... I trailered my Z to the local Z repair shop and had them drain all the fluids (radiator, engine, tranny, diff, and fuel tank)...this was because I was removing all of these and working on everything. They have the right equipment to do this and tanks to dump it all in which get collected and properly handled, no mess, no fuss for me to deal with. I then pulled the fuel tank and sent it to the closest Gas Tank Renu dealer (https://www.gastankrenu.com/). They are 3 hours away although they do free pick up and delivery in my city. They then proceeded to clean and coat the tank inside and out repairing any damage in the process. They also offer a lifetime warranty. Total cost was something like $460 last year as I recall. Process took about 6 weeks. After reading this thread to this point I'd highly suggest that you bite the bullet and take this route.

Here's a '71 240Z on BAT. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-220/?fbclid=IwAR3gJtE9Qj6RE-lG8Qyvm0QzacSyAUfi8yKMUQyAGrfAOryfmBpCVwZmFtE